The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1887-10-18

1t is one OF the prettiest valleys In northeast Geor
gia, and is noted for its lovely mountain scenery
pure water and valuable minerals l am going to
school to a lady who knows you, and says she has
often sang i'll the choir when you were organist:
like her very much. Love to yourself and the
cousins.
Georgia DeBerry, Leesville, Texas--I have been
longing to join the band THE CONSTITUTION is a
very interesting paper. There has been u good
many meetings around here this summer; we had
NICE tlnes at them As you requested the children
70 describe the country, win do so, the best can.
we live iiitcenniles west of Gonzales the county
scat OF Honzales county. 1t has iihe jal house,
Whlch cost over S3S 001. and also fine courthouse;
the JAN Is built OF white brick and is very pretty.
oonzaies is noted for the battle that was fought
| there between the MeXicans aud whites The
county Is tolerable level Guadalupe river is mile
1s sue OF GONZALES; it has nice bridge across it.
| Frank W. McGimsey Fona Flora, N. CT send
you nie>le to get my name in your Bible; hope
| you VIII accept it. Aunt Susie, / am going home
win my aunt to see my grandpa; he livesin Tennes
see know Will see lots of fun. Ny papa Will
bring me back home in Il week or two; he is in Ala
| p'ma now L must tell my little cousins about my
TWO white rats they are real pretty have pink eyes.
nave pet cat and dog that l like very much,
but pest OF all little baby brother eleven months
oid today; his name is Raymond. Love to Aunt
Susie and the cousins
| Francis Johnson, Lee county, Ala-I was sick
several weeks this summer; suffered great deal,
| but lad lots of time to think, l did not want
| mother to leave me minute; 1 wanted to hold
| her hand all the time. Now cousins, spare some
| time from your music, foNe s, quilrs laces, pets
| and horseback riding and go in mothers room and
| make ii neat and comfortable for her Go in the
dining room put clean papers in SAFE seal all those
jars and umblers of preserves ana jelly. Go in the
Kitchen, help mother with those beans, okra, toma-
toes corn aud potatoes she late getting dinner
today. When it is done set the table, get the little
| children i'll quietly, wait them at the table and
then help her wash the dishes. In shol cousins, do
all you can to tighten her cares for before could
SIT up mine was taken sick and carried to another
rcon then felt how bad it was to do without
| mother even for short time.
Mollic L. Still, Windsor Ga.--As 1 have never
written to you before, 1 thought l would write
| short letter. No 81 ortsmau ever hits partridge
| without aiming ut it, and skill is acquired by
peated attempts; it is tie same thing in every art
unless You aim at perfection you will never attain
it, but frequent attempts win make it easy, Will
try and write as interestirga letter possible. l
have been going to school, but school has closed.
| Autumn has Degun and the leaves are turning red.
If Iude Griffin, Longwood, Fla, will write to me |
| will send her the ballad of Bonnie Blue Flag"
| Much love to Aunt Susie and the cousins.
| Eugene G. Stallworth, Sandy Ridge, Gal am n
farmers son. and for the two last years have had to
run the farm by myself NY papa was sick last
Sttti 10 Sllll SlNS must To school
| next year. have been compelled to work ever
since was quite small; have had but few opportuni-
| ties for studying We have had big time going TO
| the association at our church last'week Mama en-
| joyed it so much she met many of her old
| tli3nds. enjoyed the fine preaching and the dim
ners. 1t is getting late, | must close by wishing
| you long and happy life. l send YOU nickle to
| have my name put in your Bible.
| Susie Stribbling and Mildred VIVIAN Norborne
| N Inv hnqYl n, ,ip ham gr
cousins for time, but have not had the courage
We can not resist the temptation any longer so here
we are knocking for admittance. Your paper has
been very beneficial in our homes, and wait with
great mpatience for its arrival. We would like to
| correspond with some of the lively cousins over
fourteen years old (Susie) would like for some of
the cousins to send me the ballad Of the answer to
the "Gypsys Warming aud in exchange will send
| the ballad "Nobody's Darling" AS we are school
girls ana the old clock on the mantle is striking the
hour for studying will bring letter toa close
Wishing pleasant dreams TO Aunt Susie and the
cousins, we bid you goodnight.
Minnie Wallace, Toomsula, Miss.-I guess It is
| useless for me to say how much / appreciate the
| cousins letters; l read them with pleasure every
| week and think they are very interesting but not
| SO interesting us Aunt Susie and Uncle Wits;
| wish they would write often, but we must excuse
Aunt Susie for not writing, she has so many badly
written letters dixie mine) to look over and correct
| until she does not have much time to write; think
| she must have the patience of job wonder what
| has tecome Of Carter Black, L have not read any
| thing written by him since he went up the tree
| Write and tell us what has become of you. | think
| he derived his u ne from Carriers black ink; am /
| righR Aunt Susie, will send you q square for your
| memory quilt if you will say what size to make il.
| would like to correspond with some of the cousins
Daisy Violet McNeal, Swaburgh, Neb.--NoW am
coming in to try to interest you, If only can For
you said we should try ana write something inter
estine, and not write the same thing over and over
all the time. Our school will begin the first Of be
cembcr and will be so glad. My brother and are
the only ones sitting up, for the rest Of the family
have gone to bed. We are going to get Aunt Susie
Bible and win try ana send her five cents to try
and help the little cousins to get it for her will
not tell you how old | am, neither how many
brothers or sisters have as one of the bows was
making fun Of us. We bum cobs out here IN
| Nebraska and they make splc' did fire. We live
| about Il half mile from the Logan trcek. Our school
house is situated in the Logan valley, and we have
mice big school house. have six studies.
Ella Bell, Calhoun, Ala.--I a little girl nine
years old, but have never had any chance to make
any money for myself till lately For the past week
| I've been earning an the-bfoW dime
| day, and fearing ] should become "biegity aud
upplty" as Bill Arp says, withso much riches In my
! own right, will tighten my purse ana my debt Of
gratitude to you as well by sending nicke to help
| buy your Bible. II seems very small sum com
pared with the prlde ana pleasure lett at seeing
| my first letter staring at me from the chill lrcns
| column, but If all the children who can and who
love the name of Aunt Susie viii send the same
| amount hope you can read from handsome
| volume purchased by tho little cousins the grand
old message, "Pcace earth and good will toward
men on happy Christmas day" / don't mean to
bride you to print this letter unless you wish for /
| want other folks to have chance as well Us my
| self
Mary Egrrig Calhoun Il hpe Fcett 10 "a
long time since have written to you, ana this fine
| evening VIII write TO you, and maybe / can IN
terest some Of you Aunt Susie, / send you five
cents TO help buy your Bible; hope that viii not
be too late TO have my name put In IL. | win tell
! you how much the queens cake weighs; half ton
makes 600 pounds 80 1t weighs 1860 pounds !
! crochet sood deal; ! sell mGst all that make
Everything seems 50 quiet today, as 1t always does
! on Sundays. Papa clerks IN the store and on Sun
day he and all the rest Of the family except myself
| take a good long nap. ZllG Bell is my only 90 m
pauion up here DO not thinl; that IL Is because Of
my TINT al Communion il fg